Post-apocalyptic vampire manga also inspired 2 anime seasons, Jump event anime The October issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine is announcing on Friday that a stage musical adaptation of the Seraph of the End manga has been green-lit.

Bubble wrap lovers everywhere were dealt a blow this summer with the devastating news that the company behind the world's favourite air-filled packaging was launching a new, unpoppable bubble wrap. Sealed Air Corp.

It's September. In Japan that means rice is being harvested across the country. It also means straw art. After the grains are harvested, rice straw ("wara" in Japanese) is left behind. In Niigata Prefecture, however, locals have been turning that ...

With the fall debut of Noragami Aragoto so close that the fans can taste it, details of the premiere have finally arrived with the latest Monthly shonen Magazine. The new issue has revealed that the series will arrive on October 3rd at 25:05 for f...

In a time of streaming anime announcements, here's another one to add to your queue ASAP: the first season of the music battle themed series Symphogear is NOW available for viewing on Crunchyroll! Symphogear Story In a world where aliens known as ...

Welcome to September, my friends! We've been here before: just a few weeks out from the beginning of the fall anime season, starting to settle back in our chairs near the fireplace to watch some anime during the cool autumn months.

Manga: it ain't just about the laughs. One of the most appealing parts of the medium, as our readers well know, is the wide range of genres it spans, and with it, the wide range of emotions it can evoke.

A 15-year-old Japanese teen from Toyama City got himself in some serious trouble when he allegedly threatened Love Live! fans via Twitter. Among the messages was a photo of the suspect holding a kitchen knife, and Ogikubo Police arrested the high ...

After everything that has happened, with Konami taking his name out of Metal Gear Solid V and fans (and some video game retailers) reacting in kind, it is finally time for video game legend, Hideo Kojima to hang up his gloved for his glorious and ...

A new key visual for Yuuri Wakasa from the anime adaptation of Norimitsu Kaihou and Sadoru Chiba's moe / survival horror Gakkou Gurashi! manga series has been featured in the October 2015 issue of Megami.

We haven't seen too much about the new NieR project that was announced back in June, but developer Platinum Games broke the silence by sharing some concept art via Twitter. The tweet describes the image: "A young boy stares out over a dilapidated ...

In every sense of the term, I think it's better this way. It's funny how even when he's the center of attention, Suna is never really the center of attention. This is his moment - after twenty episodes of buildup, the long-awaited exploration of w...

Bandai Namco announced that their free-to-play single-player online PlayStation 3 title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will end its service on November 30th. Before it ends, they'll host a farewell event and sales to commemorate the game.

ALI PROJECT is getting ready to release new album Keraku no Susume (快楽のススメ) . The title song has tie-up with NTV music show Buzz Rhythm as featured Power Play for September. Their 15th original album includes 10 new songs and comes on two editions...

Remember that poster where four of Kyoto Animation (KyoAni)'s most popular heroines banded together? That is actually for a big event for their fans, and they are inviting everyone, even the ones not from Japan, as this new video shows: Called the...

Idea Factory International announced plans to release Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory II in the west as Megadimension Neptunia VII. The series' first PlayStation 4 entry is coming to North America and Europe in early 2016 with new characters, thre...

Begins Streaming on the Aniplex Channel and Crunchyroll and Hulu 9/8 SANTA MONICA, CA (September 2, 2015) -Aniplex of America Inc. announced today that they will begin streaming the English dubbed episodes of the second arc of the DURARARA!

LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - London's British Museum takes a look at manga, Japan's widely popular graphic art form, in a new exhibition showcasing the works of different generations of artists. "Manga now: three generations" features recent and new...

An early news from Famitsu via Hachima Kikou has (reportedly) introduced new features, modules, and songs for the upcoming title Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X in 2016. The three new key features are "Live Quest mode", "Module Drop", and "Rush Notes".

The details for the Japanese broadcast of Utawarerumono: False Mask, an upcoming fantasy TV anime based on a series of visual novels, have been revealed. The series will premiere on October 03, 2015, on Tokyo MX.

Posted 01/09/2015 Festivals, Festivals, Festivals. It never stops this time of year but now one of the biggest has finally dropped as the BFI London Film Festival announces its programme for 2015. As expected there are some pretty big hitters in t...

Some reviewers weren't exactly kind to the first live-action Attack on Titan movie, and the adaptation of creator Hajime Isayama's tale of brave youths fighting naked giants didn't capture the hearts and minds of the movie-going public to anywhere...

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan) I'm already starting to find that short sleeves aren't going to work any more. . . Autumn has arrived and it's already rather chilly! Anyway, today I'm going to be taking a look at the 1/8th scale.

Video Game art books are often bound by a specific game, game developer, genre or era with rare exceptions being anthology collections. It is rarer still to see both Eastern and Western video game art contained within a single title due to their c...

The short PV for Crystal Kay and Amuro Namie's collaboration song "REVOLUTION" has been revealed through Universal Music Japan's official YouTube channel. This song will be released under the name Crystal Kay feat.

Photo: Close-up look of Guest Cosplayer Weon Haur cosplaying as a character from the League of Legends series. International Cosplayer Weon Haur has been invited as a special guest for EOY Cosplay Festival 2015.

Shukan Jitsuwa Sep. 3 To be filed under "hot for teacher. " A school in Indonesia is in hot water for utilizing an image of a popular adult video (AV) star from Japan in teaching materials, reports weekly tabloid Shukan Jitsuwa (Sep.